Nummer: 09611
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | US East Coast |
| Date of attack : | 17.05.1942 |
| Time of attack : | 18:02 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 588 |
| Commander : | Vogel |
| Grid : | BA 9899 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter |
| presumed tonnage : | 7000 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Date of observation : | 17.05.1942 |
| Time of observation : | 16:00 |
| Nationality of target : | Norwegian |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Skottland |
| Year of launch : | 1920 |
| Actual tonnage : | 2117 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 43.07n 67.18w |
Steam Freighter Skottland ex Dutch Stad Zwolle (bis 1939)